Every modification in the custom car industry goes through a maturing process. The technology is refined, heavily critiqued, and maybe if the modification is lucky, the public will approve and it gets ...

Most people recognize a shock absorber when they see one. This includes people who know little about the mechanical workings of a car. but who have been besieged by countless shock absorber ...

In car-crafting lore, there are anywhere from one to three sealed boxes in any performance machine. One is the torque converter, another is the computer that does its electronic thing, and the third ...

The “shock” is a suspension component that controls the up-and-down motion of a vehicle’s wheels. Though the devices provide some shock absorption, the job of absorbing shocks is handled mostly by the ...

They have been called the "last frontier" in the increasingly regulated sport of NASCAR racing. What's all the fuss about? Shock absorbers. Shock absorbers, or dampers, control the rate at which ...

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According to a team of mechanical engineers from Stony Brook University, only 10-16 percent of the fuel energy is used to drive the car during everyday usage – that is, to overcome the resistance from ...

LOS ANGELES -- The 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 should be equally at home going off-road or driving around town, thanks to special shock absorbers that have been used in Formula 1 racing and just four ...

There’s one major item that sets the 2020 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro apart from the rest of the lineup: its Fox shocks. What’s so special about these shocks? How do they work? Most importantly, how do they ...